About the Authors

Ana Paula Hermont

Affiliation Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Patrícia A. D. Oliveira

Affiliation Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Carolina C. Martins

carolcm10@hotmail.com

Affiliation Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Saul M. Paiva

Affiliation Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Isabela A. Pordeus

Affiliation Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Sheyla M. Auad

Affiliation Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: APH PADO CCM IAP SMP SMA. Performed the experiments: APH PADO CCM. Analyzed the data: APH PADO CCM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: APH PADO CCM. Wrote the paper: APH PADO CCM SMA. Concieved the study, developed the study design and protocols, study design, PICO question: APH PADO CCM IAP SMP SMA. Manuscript revision: IAP SMP SMA.